Diet Bet Freinds~ I totally understand being discouraged. You know I think frustration is the biggest hurdle to staying strong & losing weight. In the first few days of this Diet Bet, (my first one), I dropped quickly, which we all know is water weight. Then... nothing. So, we get frustrated the scale won't move fast enough in the right direction. Frustrated we choose the wrong food one day after 3 perfect days & sabotage our sincere efforts. We get frustrated because we are not allowed to enjoy our wine anymore. Frustrated because there is always someone you come across in your day who seems "naturally skinny" & doesn't seem to try. Frustrated because of those gym rats you see who live there & have bodies reflecting their superhuman efforts. Yesterday I took the day off from my new habit of stepping 20,000 steps, skipped on my work- out tape, (sorry Jillian!), stopped obsessing over my food choices, indulged in more than one glass of wine with my husband, stayed up too late with him laughing & being silly, I even took a (God-forbid!), an afternoon nap! Honestly, I was simply tired yesterday, I was sore, my 52 year old body needed a time out & I gave in. Funny thing was this morning for my daily (yes over-obsessive!!), weigh in, I had lost a pound. So today my day starts with a little smile, a bit of happiness & then... drum roll please.... FRUSTRATION! Because now I will worry that pound will mysteriously show back up by tomorrow morning, even though I know I will resume all my weight loss activities. I think I need to remember today, the freedom I allowed myself yesterday to just "BE HAPPY." Then perhaps, finally this endless weight loss endeavor may be less of a battle & more rather something to have fun with. :-)))